Biography
John protects the interests of lenders, borrowers, and guarantors when businesses default on secured loans. This includes serving as an advocate during the work out of underperforming loans; filing and defending lawsuits to enforce promissory notes, guaranties, and other written contracts; foreclosing mortgages and enforcing personal property security interests; preserving loan collateral by applying for court-ordered receiverships; protecting lien rights in bankruptcy court; purchasing or selling distressed loans; representing court-appointed receivers; and acting as local counsel for out-of-state lawyers who need to enforce liens within Indiana.
His practice also includes representing mortgage loan servicers and the corresponding trusts/investors in contested residential foreclosures, title insurance claims, and tax sale disputes; asserting the rights of parties in complex, real estate-related litigation; and representing companies and individuals in contract disputes.
John completed a week-long professional training program in trial skills presented by the National Institute for Trial Advocacy.
Education
- Indiana University School of Law (J.D.)
- DePauw University (B.A.)
Bar Admissions
Court Admissions
Affiliations/Memberships
- Indianapolis Bar Association
- Indiana State Bar Association
Distinctions
- Peer Review Rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell
- Best Lawyers®
- Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law (2015, 2016, and 2019)
- “Lawyer of the Year” for Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
- Indiana Super Lawyer® (2004, 2011 - 2019)